The Last Song

The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
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Veronica “Ronnie” Miller’s life was never the same after her parents divorce. She lives in New York with her mom and her younger brother Jonah. Ever since the divorce Ronnie has fallen into the wrong crowd. She does not apply herself at school, stopped playing the piano all together, gotten caught and arrested for shoplifting and to top it off she has not spoken to her dad in three years. Her dad lives in Wilmington, North Carolina. She is furious when her mom forces her and Jonah to visit their dad for the summer. Ronnie’s dad, Steve, is a former concert pianist and teacher that lives in a quiet beach town. Steve is currently engrossed in a project for the local church. He is recreating a stained glass window for the church because the old one was destroyed in an arson fire a few months earlier. He is very excited for his children to come and visit.

Once the family is together their summer begins. Ronnie is starting off on the wrong foot in town by making friends with the local delinquent kids. The one bright spot in her summer has been meeting Will. He is the all American boy next door. Ronnie is completely herself around him and drops the attitude that she has developed. Ronnie has been slowly making amends with her father. Jonah is having the summer of his life and never wants to go back to New York. He gets to help his dad with the stained glass window and have father son bonding time whenever he wants. It is near the end of summer that Ronnie and Jonah find out the real reason they had to spend their summer with their dad. This reason will change their lives forever. Also at the end of summer is when the truth is learned of how the church burned down all those months ago. This has been a hard summer for the Miller family and many lessons have been learned through their journey. Nicholas Sparks once again writes another great novel about love, lost, and trust. You will read about broken hearts and how love and time can heal them.